From Borlänge, Sweden emerges a band that puts the “heavy” in metal. Methane was formed in 2012 by brothers Tim Scott (bass, lead vocals) and Dylan Campbell (guitar, backing vocals), and Tim’s longtime friend Jimi Mästerbo (lead guitar). Drummer Andreas Ström was quickly recruited, and the band got to work writing music.

In 2014 the band released their debut EP Southern Metal and spent the entire year touring in Scandinavia and the United States. Tim and Jimi have graciously agreed to take a moment and bring everyone up to speed on the band and what’s in store for 2015. Although Methane is a fairly new band, Tim and Jimi are seasoned musicians with plenty of experience. Jimi is the former guitarist for the death metal band Hell Patrol. Tim, originally from Northern California, has been in a number of bands since 1987. He moved to the New York City area and was asked to join Revenant. After they disbanded in 1994, he moved to Florida and joined the band HatePlow (which featured members of Cannibal Corpse). He left HatePlow in 1999 to relocate to Sweden, where he was a founding member ofMargrave in 2011. He then worked on a project with Volturyon while simultaneously producing music and touring with Methane. Needless to say, with that much experience within the band they are sure to be a success.

The guys describe their sound as a combination of thrash and groove metal. Tim credits bands such as Dark Angel,Possessed, Slayer, Overkill, etc. as being major influences on his own music. Growing up amongst such bands as they exploded onto the music scene “left a charred burn sore on [his] soul”, which Tim relays is a very good thing. Jimi shares his influences as well. “My favorite guitar players are Angus Young, Dimebag Darrell, and Andy La Rocque,” states Mästerbo, “the tones they use, solos, sound, and guitar playing have influenced me as a musician. Scott Ian is an awesome riff master.” With such legendary influences it should be no surprise that Methane’s music lives up to its name. ​

Not signed with a label, Methane does what other independent bands and musicians do and turn to social media for exposure. As Tim puts it, “Yeah totally, I mean of course the internet and social media have made meeting people alot easier than the old days when we would write letters and tape trade through the mail. Discovering new bands is almost too easy, taking some of the charm away. There are just so many bands out there; it can take time to find the diamonds in the rough. But we are making tons of new connections and meeting loads of new cool music interesting people, it's crazy!” In addition to Southern Metal, Methane released an e-book in the U.S. entitled The Atomic Fart That Saved the World. Also released was the Louder Than Hell – Hang Me High video compilation (Indonesia) and D.O.Z. Vol. 1 – Scars and Bars compilation album (Brazil).

So what can fans expect from the band in 2015? Lots of new music and touring! In April the single “Spit On Your Grave” was released in anticipation of a new album. A U.S. tour is already planned forSeptember, after the official album release, with some European tour dates to follow. Hopefully the weather will permit a few outdoor shows when the U.S. tour begins, since the band loves performing at outdoor venues. As for who they will team up with that is still to be announced.

On the 2014 U.S. tour one of the shows was the Rage of Armageddon Fest in Brooklyn, New York where they played with Whiplash, Blood Feast, Hobbs, and Angel of Death among others. With these guys the possibilities are endless. To find out more about the band, their music, and upcoming tour information please follow any of the links below.